As Brady Henderson of the station’s website explains, the Seahawks last year had two rookies playing offensive line, and they faced some very good pass rushers. Still, the 29 sacks allowed in the first eight games was more than nearly 25 percent of the league permitted. All season.

“It starts with the system and everybody understanding it,” Cable said. “When to redirect, when not to, how to spot the box and all those things that go on in the middle of the play — and getting everybody on the same page because so many of our sacks last year were that problem, not being on the same page.”

Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson holding the ball for too long also may have been a factor, but the team can address that situation by not allowing Jackson to play quarterback.

Injuries and ineffectiveness on the offensive line have plagued the Seahawks in recent years. Regardless of the talent amassed at the skill positions, those players can’t use their skills if the quarterback doesn’t have time to distribute the ball to them.

Of course, the irony to all of this is that the former Raiders head coach has taken it upon himself to keep the team’s quarterbacks from, yes, getting their jaws broken.

6 responses to “Tom Cable says Seahawks emphasizing pass protection”

How do you break the jaw of an employee and not only not get arrested or fired, but succeed in then getting the other guy fired? Must be some great coach, huh? The law has an exemption clause for every NFL city apparently, because you have kill someone to go to jail.